The Interdepartmental Undergraduate Minor in Bioengineering was
instituted, with 18 students enrolled from 6 different Departments (Biology,
Chemistry, Chemical Engineering, Electrical Engineering & Computer Science,
Mechanical Engineering, Nuclear Engineering). A new undergraduate/graduate
course in Tissue Engineering was developed and offered for the first time by
Professor Linda Griffith-Cima (Chemical Engineering). A Cell & Tissue
Engineering Laboratory Module was developed by Professor Elazer Edelman (Health
Sciences & Technology) and included in a sophomore-level core course in
Materials Science & Engineering taught by Professor Anne Mayes.

A week-long Short Course in Molecular & Cell Biology for Engineering
Faculty was organized, with financial support from the School of Engineering,
and taught by Department of Biology Faculty (led by Professors Harvey Lodish
and Richard Young) to 26 School of Engineering faculty in June 1996.

RESEARCH

Six Engineering/Biology Catalytic Research Seed Grants are being
supported by CBE discretionary funds:

A CBE/ILP Workshop on MIT/Industry Interactions in Biomedical Engineering was
held in May 1996. Thirty-two companies from the health care industry,
including biotechnology, pharmaceuticals, and medical devices, attended.